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Goro Azumaya

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Goro Azumaya
Born(1920-02-26)February 26, 1920
DiedJuly 8, 2010(2010-07-08) (aged 90)
NationalityJapanese American
Alma materNagoya University
Known forAzumaya algebra
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsIndiana University
Doctoral advisorShokichi Iyanaga
Doctoral studentsJames Osterburg
Mohan Shrikhande

Gorō Azumaya (born February 26, 1920[1], died July 8, 2010) was a Japanese mathematician who introduced the notion of Azumaya algebra in 1951. His advisor was Shokichi Iyanaga. At the time of his death he was an emeritus professor at Indiana University.

References

  1. ^ Unterburger, Amy L. (1994), Who's who among Asian Americans, 1994-95, Detroit: Gale, p. 14, ISBN 0810394332.